Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.41
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date April 19, 2024

STARS v2.2

Colorado College
OP-13: Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.72 / 1.00 Jay Jeanneret
Director
Sodexo
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Cleaning products 

Total annual expenditures on cleaning products:
30,072 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green cleaning products:
1,208 US/Canadian $

Janitorial paper products 

Total annual expenditures on janitorial paper products:
98,300 US/Canadian $

Annual expenditures on certified green janitorial paper products:
91,575 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period on which the figures reported above are based :
January 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023. This data is a mix of the fiscal years.

Metric used in scoring

Percentage of expenditures on cleaning and janitorial products that are third party certified to meet recognized sustainability standards:
72.28

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional website URL where information about the institution's cleaning and janitorial purchasing is available:
www.gp.com

Colorado College is now carrying Green Seal-certified hand soap in all new areas of campus and has changed over the big three campus housing areas of South, Mathias, and Loomis Halls.

“Total annual expenditure on cleaning products” was calculated by adding the values under Chemicals and Janitorial Supplies under both the Yes/No categories of the Total Certified Sustainable by Category table on the summary sheet of the attached document.

“Annual expenditure on certified green cleaning products” was calculated with the above table and values, but only using those under the Yes category.

“Total annual expenditure on janitorial paper products” was calculated by adding the values under Towels and Tissue under both the Yes/No categories of the Total Certified Sustainable by Category table on the summary sheet of the attached document.

“Annual expenditure on certified green janitorial products” was calculated with the above table and values, but only using those under the Yes category.

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